Box-lid clamp.



- o. J. TURNER. BOX LID GLAMP. APPLICATION FILED APR. 29, 1908.

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UNITED STATES PATENT VoEEicE.

CHARLES J. TURNR, OF MONTICELLO, IOWA.l

i BOX-L11) CLAMP.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. 29, 1908.

Application lcd April 29, 1908. `Serial. No. 429,855.

efficient box lid clamp, designe( for use on various sizes and kinds ol"`boxes, suoli as cigar boxes, cracker boxes and the like, and

capable of being readily applied to and removed from a box and adaptedto support the lid of the box at the desired inclination foradvantageously displaying the brand of rdcigar, or other advertisingmatter on the A further object of the invention is to pro vide a box lidclamp of this character, adapted to eliminate the inclined brace oftenemployed in such devices and extend- 'ing from the upper edge of the boxto the lid and often interfering with either the reinoval of a box fromthe show case and the replacing of the box in the same.

With these and other objects in view, the

'invention consists in the construction and novel combination of partshereinafter fully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawing,and pointed out in the claims here to appended, it being understood thatvarious'clianges in the form, proportion, size and minor detailsot'construction, within the scope of the claims, may be resorted towithout departing from the spirit or sacrificing any of the advantagesof the invention.

In the drawing Figure l is a pers ective View ol' a boxlid clamp,constructe in accord-ance with this invention and shown applied to acigar box. Fig. 2 is an end elevation partly in section. Fig. 3 is aperspective View of the box lid clamp. Fig. 4 is a vertical sectionalview taken substantially on the line 4-4 of Fig. 2.

Like numerals of reference designate corresponding parts in all thefigures ot thedrawing.

The box lid-.clamp includes a pair of angu- Y larlyl related clips 1 and2, connected by angular-ly disposed pintles 3 and 4 consistingpreferably of a rod,'bent'intermediately of its ends to foi-1n twoangularly disposed portions. The pintles 3 and 4 are adapted to lieagainst one of the end edges of the lid 50i a box 6, and the otherpintle' Alies against the upper edge of the adjacent end of the box 6.

ri`he pintle may be arranged at an angle for supporting thelid at anyinclination to display the contents of the box and also adver tisingmatter contained on the lid.

Each clip consists of two sides or jaws 7, and a connecting cylindricalportion 8, forming a spring bend and providing an eye i'or the receptionof one of the pintle rods, which is preferably provided at its ends withsuitable heads) to retain the clips on it. The sides or jaws 7, whichare adapted to yieldably clamp the box or the lid,l are .preferablysemi-circular, as shown, and are provided with openings l() to lightenthe construction,

`but the clips, which may be constructed ol' any suitable sheet metal,may have their sides strengthened or reinforced by grooving,corrugating, concaving, dishing, or in 'any other well known manner tostillen the sides or jaws to adapt the device to the character of thebox to which it is to be applied. The clips, which are hingedlyconnected by the pintle rod, may be of any desired size as the device isapplicable to various kinds of boxes, such as cigar boxes, crackerboxes, work boxes, etc., and it may be readily transferred from one boxto another. The sides of the clip 1 embrace the end of the lid 5, one ofthev sides or jaws engaging the front face of the lid, and the other therear face thereof. The other clip 2 stiaddles the end ol' the box, oneside of the jaw being arranged on the inner face of the end ol' the boxand the other on the outer lace of the same.

As the cylindrical connecting portions or eyes of the clips are arrangedcontiguous to the edges of the lid and the box, the device does notproject materially therefrom, and it enables a box to'be readily handledin placing in and removing itfroin the case. The end of a box to whichthe device is applied may be graped with the saine facility as theopposite en and the'deviee will not interfere with the ready removalofthe contents of the box. Instead of connecting the clips by means of apintle rod, a connecting rod polygonal in cross sectioninay be useHaving thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new and desireto secure by Letters Patent, is zt 1. A box lid clamp including a pairof angularly disposed pintles connected at their adjacent ends andarranged to lie contiguous to and Iextend along the upper edge of oneend of a box and one endpof the lid when the lat ter is open, andpivotal clips provided with eyes arranged on the pintles and providedwith means for engaging the box and the lid.

2. A box lid clamp including a pintle rod bent at an intermediate pointto provide two angularlyrelated portions arranged to extend along theupper edge of one end of a box and along one end of the lid when thelatter is open, and pivotal clips having eyes through which the pintlerod passes.

3. A box lid clamp including a pintle rod bent at an intermediate pointto provide angularly related portions arranged to extend along the upperedge of one end of a box and one end edge of the lid thereof, andpivotal clips having eyes to receive the pintle rods and provided withjaws for engaging the' box and the lid.

4. A box lid clam including a pintle rod having angularly re atedportions arranged neeting cylindrical portion forming a spring bend andreceiving the pintle rod.

5. A box lid clamp including a connecting 1 rod having angularly relatedarms or portions arranged to extend along the upper edge of one end of abox and one end of the lid thereof, and a pair of clips pivotallymounted on the angularly related arins or portions of the connecting rodand composed of jaws and connecting bends embracing the connecting rod.

'In testimony, that I claim the foregoing as my own, I have heretoaffixed niy signature l in the presence of two witnesses.

CHARLES J. TURNER. Witnesses:

J. J. LOCHER, Trios. M. RnDMoND.

